CPAN (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse) or CAPA (Certified Ambulatory PeriAnesthesia Nurse) validates your specialized knowledge and experience.

• The process of achieving and maintaining your certification keeps you up to date on the latest in your specialty and promotes quality patient care.
• Certification can give you a competitive edge in an competitive job market and will help you maximize your earning potential.

Computerized testing is offered at multiple sites for an extended time periods which makes certification convenient.  Check out the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.(ABPANC) website for more information.

MOKAN PANA offers resources to help you achieve certification:  coaches, study groups, and scholarhip funds. Contact us for more information.

MOKAN PANA offers scholarship opportunities to support you in obtaining your continuing education and specialty certification.  Any member may apply for funds to defray registration and travel expenses to perianesthesia related educational seminars offered at the district, component, and national level.  You may also apply for funds for certification and recertification.

Active involvement in MOKAN PANA (attendance of meetings and seminars, working on a committee, achieving and maintaining certification) increases your eligibility for scholarship funds.

For more information see the scholarship application form or contact us.